Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:
1-7 B D C D B A C
8. qualified
9. recognizes
10. excellence
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
A B A B D C D A / C B C A / D B D
Section B
C C A / B
D A / C A D B
Section C
36. classified 37. background 38. album 39. appreciation 40. context 41. implies 42. image 43. instrument
44. Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing.
45. It tells the reader how to do something, for example, explaining the technique used to shoot a film.
46. Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension:
Section A:
K J L C B / H N G A E
Section B:
C B
D C A / A B D A C
Part Ⅴ. Cloze:
BDACB / ABDCD / ACBAC / DBCAD
Part Ⅵ. Translation:
1.had followed my instructions
2.gave up pursuing knowledge
3.before we find the cure for cancer
4.keep pace with consumers’ constantly increasing needs
5.the fewer chances you will have of catching a cold
Listening Part:
Passage 1:
Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. Until recently, scientists believed that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. but scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. One place
scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat. Water and heat from volcanic activity are two basic conditions needed for life to form. A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. Scientists believe there might be such chemicals lying at the bottom of Europa’s ocean. They may have already created life, or may be about to. You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness, such as caves several miles beneath the surface, and bacteria, primitive forms of life, have been seen there. So the lack of light in Europa’s subsurface ocean doesn’t automatically rule out life forming.
Passage 2:
In her early days as an emergency room physician, Dr. Joanna Meyer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. After the child had been treated, and was being prepared for discharge, Dr. Meyer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home. Also listening to her were a half dozen other family members. A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye, the family asked her to settle an argument they’ve been having over exactly what advice she had given. “As I talked to them, I was amazed,” she said. “All of them had heard the simple instructions I had given just a few hours before. But they had three or four different versions. The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.” This episode gave Dr. Meyer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later --- most people just don’t listen very well.
Nowadays, she says, she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients: she asks them to tell her what they think they’re supposed to do. She also provides take-home sheets, which are computer printouts tailored to the patients’ situation.
Dr. Meyer’s listeners are not unusual. When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with a challenge because human speech lacks the stability and performance of the printed word. Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.。